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America's Department of Justice indicted James Comey, just days after Donald Trump said the former FBI director should be prosecuted.

Mr. Comey is accused of lying to Congress and obstructing justice during an investigation

into links between Russia and Mr. Trump in 2020.

Mr. Comey denies the charges.

Mr. Trump celebrated the news on social media, calling Mr. Comey, quote,

one of the worst human beings. Mr. Trump signed an executive order, approving a deal to allow

TikTok to continue operating in America by splitting it from bite dance its Chinese owner. Mr. Trump said Xi Jinping, China's

leader, had given him the go-ahead to proceed. He added that Oracle, a software giant,

will play a, quote, very big part in TikTok's new American ownership. Byte dance will remain a

minority stake. J.D. Vance, America's

vice president, said the deal values the app at $14 billion. Meta Fredrickson, Denmark's

Prime Minister, said she would work with NATO to address the serious drone swarms that

forced Danish airports to temporarily

close this week. On Thursday, Denmark's defense minister said a professional actor was responsible

for the latest, in Alberg, but found no evidence of Russian involvement. Ms. Fredrickson

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